Oct 11, 2017
'We're really about the grassroots': Interview with Vancouver city council candidate Pete Fry
Alyse Kotyk
Vancouver's Green Party is hoping for a second seat on city council in the upcoming by-election.
Alyse Kotyk
Alyse Kotyk is a Vancouver-based writer and editor with a passion for social justice and storytelling. She studied English Literature and Global Development at Queen's University and is excited by media that digs deep, asks questions and shares narratives. Alyse was the Editor of Servants Quarters and has written for the Queen's News Centre, Quietly Media and the Vancouver Observer. She was rabble's 2015-16 news intern.
Oct 2, 2017
'We can be doing better': Interview with Vancouver city council candidate Judy Graves
Alyse Kotyk
With Vancouver's by-election just under two weeks away, homeless-advocate is hoping to win a seat on city council.
Sep 12, 2017
'We're thinking big': Interview with Vancouver city council candidate Jean Swanson
Alyse Kotyk
With a byelection coming up next month, Vancouver-based activist Jean Swanson is vying for a seat on city council and focusing her efforts on housing and affordability.
Mar 29, 2017
B.C.'s students serve notice to Kinder Morgan and Premier Clark for provincial election
Alyse Kotyk
University carbon divestment movements in B.C. are encouraging fellow students to remember recently approved massive fossil fuel projects like the Kinder Morgan pipeline during May's election.
Mar 15, 2017
Kinder Morgan's $771,000 donation to B.C. Liberals raises red flags while Premier shifts to damage control
Alyse Kotyk
The B.C. Liberals are under scrutiny for accepting significant donations from lobbyists, including those connected to the controversial Trans Mountain pipeline project, sparking an RCMP investigation.
Feb 28, 2017
'We have never ceded our lands': First Nations in B.C.'s interior weigh impacts of Kinder Morgan pipeline
Alyse Kotyk
Across B.C.'s interior, First Nations communities are deciding whether or not they will support Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline project through mutual benefits agreements.
Feb 14, 2017
Lawsuits pile up as Kinder Morgan opponents prepare next pipeline battleground in the courts
Alyse Kotyk
Whales, corruption and contempt for Indigenous rights are just some of the court cases that activists hope will halt the controversial Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Expansion project.
Oct 11, 2016
'We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice': Interview with director Alanis Obomsawin
Alyse Kotyk
Obomsawin's documentry, featured at the Vancouver International Film Festival, highlights the lack of services for Indigenous children living on reserves.
Sep 19, 2016
Fight for affordable housing in Vancouver intensifies as units sit empty
Alyse Kotyk
The now two-tier housing market in Vancouver has split the population into people who have a lot of money and the rest. Two rallies over the weekend demanded immediate action.
Aug 11, 2016
Mount Polley a 'disaster' that 'needs to be shut down' says Imperial No More activist
Alyse Kotyk
Secwepemc Women's Warrior Society and Ancestral Pride officially launched the Imperial No More Campaign against Imperial Metals, the mining company responsible for the 2014 Mount Polley disaster.
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